LEXINGTON, Ky. --- Have Kentucky coaches finally reached the breaking point with the team’s snapping struggles?

“We can’t have that,” UK coach Mark Stoops said Monday. “…We gotta continue to look at all options. Maybe look at Drake (Jackson) a little bit this week too and see if we can move Bunchy (Stallings) to guard a little bit.”

The latest miscue came in the Wildcats’ loss to Florida when Stallings, who has started three of four games at the position, sailed a snap over the head of quarterback Stephen Johnson on a third-and-goal play from the Florida 6-yard line in the third quarter.

That miscue ended in an 18-yard loss, and while kicker Austin MacGinnis salvaged something from the drive with a 42-yard field goal, ruining the chances of a possible touchdown proved crucial in a one-point loss.

“It was very hot,” Stoops said. “He was very sweaty. There’s times I think where his grip is an issue.”

UK centers Stallings and Nick Haynes have sailed at least one bad snap between them in each game this season. Several others have been corralled by Johnson or “wildcat” quarterbacks Benny Snell and Lynn Bowden despite being high.

It’s no surprise then that Jackson, a former four-star recruit and U.S. Army All-American from Woodford County, has heard the growing rumbles about his lack of an opportunity to fix the issue.

“Everybody has been in my ear, but I’m not freaking out,” Jackson said. “We’ll see. It’s a long season, it’s a long career. So obviously I’m still working to get out there every play, every day, but I’m not freaking out because there’s no need to. That’s just going to affect the way you play if you do.”

Kentucky still listed Stallings “or” Haynes as the first-string center on the pre-Eastern Michigan depth chart, as it has each week this season, with Jackson third.

UK offensive coordinator Eddie Gran said redshirt freshman guard Luke Fortner would also take snaps in practice this week. Offensive line coach John Schlarman later told reporters sophomore guard Mason Wolfe was also in the mix at center.

Still, Jackson seems to be the most likely option if the staff wants to look at one of the younger candidates at the position.

“Every week I’ve been fighting to get on that field, so nothing has changed,” Jackson said. “I’m just working my butt off, learning what’s going on, and hopefully I can prove to them I’m ready to get out there.”

Former UK star Dennis Johnson, Jackson’s coach as a senior at Woodford County, recently told the Courier-Journal he had no doubts the UK coaches would have given his former player an opportunity in games had he earned it in practice.

Jackson did not refute that assertion.

“Obviously I ask (those questions) to myself, but at the same time I’m on the inside here I know what’s going on so I’m not freaking out,” he said. “…Offensive line isn’t that easy of a position. It’s not like I’m just missing throws or I’m just fumbling the football or not catching it. There’s a bunch of things. Obviously I’ve been getting better, fixing some of those things, and that’s why they’re starting to take more of a look.”

And among those areas of focus for Jackson?

Close your eyes Kentucky fans: It’s snapping.

Jackson played mostly tackle at Woodford County and has split practice reps between guard and center at Kentucky as coaches looked for his quickest path to the field.

“Really all of our snaps are consistent,” Jackson said. “It just happens every now and then. I know I’ve had a bunch of good ones recently, been hitting him in the chest, so I’m confident. The best way to not have a bad snap is to not think about it.”

That’s a recipe each of Kentucky’s centers could do with following.

“We’ve got them all,” Gran said Tuesday. “From yesterday to today there is a sense of urgency and a fire under every one of them.”

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